Finally Back Online
December 1st, 2006 @ 1.42 am
It’s been a long 2.5 months, but I’m finally back online for real. In the middle of September Verizon cut off the dsl at the townhouse due to a billing issue, and then I moved out before that was resolved. I did sign up for phone and dsl from Cavalier on September 20th so it would be ready when I moved to the condo on October 1st, but it wasn’t to be. The phone worked by October 2nd, and then I called tech support about the dsl. And I called some more. And I finally received two (yes, two) modems. And I called some more. And finally while I was down in Puerto Rico for the week they called me to tell me they cannot provide me with dsl at all because Verizon will not lease the lines to them. So, angry at Cavalier (who I still have not gotten my money back from), I cancelled everything asap and took my business to Verizon since they owned the lines.
I signed up with Verizon for phone and dsl via their website on November 2nd while still in Puerto Rico, and got a message that the service would be ready on November 6th. The next day I check my messages and I now owe a bunch of money for two deposits (or something like that), and if I don’t pay up it may delay when they can hook me up. So, I frantically call them, pay extra $ to get them the money, and then get told they’ll connect me on November 17th, not November 6th. Then I find out that the 17th is for the phone, and the dsl won’t be until the 30th. So much for rushing to sign up. The only good news is they were good to their word, and did connect me on the promised dates and now I am finally back online.